Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Santa Barbara, California
Honored By
VFW Post 11242
HE WAS COMMISSIONED VICE COMMANDER OF FLOTILLA 71 WHEREIN HE TAUGHT SEAMANSHIP, RADIO COMMUNICATION, PILOTING, AND NAVIGATION, AND WITH THE RANK OF MASTER, WITH A CREW OF FOUR ON HIS VESSEL THE 'NANCY-Q' PERFORMED SEARCH AND RESCUE PATROLS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN BETWEEN SANTA BARBARA AND THE OUTER CHANNEL ISLANDS.